Oakland Coliseum Mass Vaccination Site Expected to Stay Open, Officials Say
Federal officials are confident that the East Bay s mass vaccination site at the Oakland Coliseum will stay open, but details of just how that will happen are still up in the air.
Vice President Kamala Harris told the San Francisco Chronicle that FEMA will keep the site open.
At a separate press conference at the Oakland Coliseum, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla said officials on the federal state and local level would “continue to work together to extend the life of this facility.”
The news comes as California is set to expand vaccine eligibility to any resident over 16 years old, starting April 15, which officials have publicly said may spur high demand.
Researchers at Stanford’s Clinical Virology Laboratory have confirmed one case of a variant first reported in India, and are now waiting to hear back on the status of seven more presumptive cases.
New ‘double mutant’ COVID variant detected for first time in United States
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Another coronavirus variant has emerged in the United States, a so-called “double mutant” strain detected for the first time in California, news outlets reported.
The San Fransisco Chronicle reported that one case of the emerging strain, which originated in India, was confirmed in the Bay Area by the Stanford Clinical Virology Lab through genomic sequencing. Lab director Dr. Benjamin Pinsky told the newspaper the lab is screening seven other presumptive cases. The results from those tests should come back early this week, according to the Chronicle.
‘Double mutant’ coronavirus variant identified in California
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The Bay Area has yet another coronavirus variant to contend with.
Through genomic sequencing, the Stanford Clinical Virology Lab has identified and confirmed one case of an emerging variant that originated in India, according to lab director Dr. Benjamin Pinsky. The lab is screening seven other presumptive cases and should have the results early this week, he said.
(NORWALK VOICE) A new “double mutant” variant of the COVID-19 virus that could potentially be more infectious has been confirmed for the first time in the United States, raising red flags for researchers.
The Stanford Clinical Virology Lab identified one case of the new variant which first emerged in India in California, officials announced to the San Fransisco Chronicle over the weekend.
At least seven other purported cases of the same variant are also under investigation in the Bay Area.
According to officials, the new strain has been dubbed the “double mutant” because it carries two mutations in the virus that helps it latch onto cells. The “double mutant” variant has been found in at least 20 percent of cases traced back to Maharashtra, India’s hardest-hit state that has seen a new surge in cases.